QUEENCUP 



Clintonia uniflora (Menzies) Kunth 



FRUIT OF PLATE 2.O3 



The fruit of the queencup is not easily found. Although the plants 

 often form dense patches, and the leaves cover the ground thickly, 

 only an occasional plant bears fruit. The berry is of an exquisite blue 

 color, almost black, and is said to be poisonous, although its unpleasant 

 flavor alone would probably prevent one from eating it. 



Queencup is found from Montana to California and northward 

 to southeastern Alaska. 



The specimen sketched was obtained in the valley of the Kootenay 

 River in British Columbia, at an altitude of 4,000 feet. 



PLATE 2.O4 



